The importance of schema.org has significantly grown in the SEO world since its introduction in 2011. Schema.org is a collection of schemas for structured data markup (sometimes called “schema markup”) that helps search engines better understand content on websites. Implementing this markup on a site can also improve how that site’s listings appear in …
Read More »Google sets machine learning loose on new ‘Smart’ display campaigns
Automation isn’t new to display campaigns on the Google Display Network, but with the new Smart display campaigns, it’s not just the creative that’s automated. Targeting, bidding and the ads all run on autopilot powered by machine learning. The system pulls advertiser-provided headlines, descriptions, logos and images to create responsive …
Read More »SearchCap: Bing updates copyright removals, Google smart display ads & SEO beginners
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing updates its DMCA take-downs and copyright removal processApr 21, 2017 by Barry Schwartz Bing Webmaster Tools gains a content removal section for viewing and appealing …
Read More »Google Analytics 360 & the Move to Enterprise Analytics
As a digital marketer, odds are that you rely on digital analytics as a major part of your toolkit. With its massive adoption in the market, odds are also good that the tool you’re using is Google Analytics. But are you really getting the most out of your analytics platform? …
Read More »Earth Day Google doodle offers up conservation tips to help save the planet
While the official date for Earth Day is April 22, Google has posted its 2017 Earth Day Google doodle a day early. To celebrate this year’s Earth Day, the Google doodle team has created a slide show of animated images reminiscent of a children’s book. Designed by doodler Sophie Diao, …
Read More »Search in Pics: Original Googlers, Google farm room & room taken over by flowers
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google room taken over by flowers and leaves: Source: Instagram Google …
Read More »Google tests ‘suggested clip’ in search results where video jumps directly to the answer
Ryan Rodden spotted a new Google test where Google shows an embedded video at the top of the search results that jumps directly to a portion of the video, a specific start time within the video, when you click play. The feature seems to be named “suggested clip,” and it …
Read More »Google Home can now support and distinguish up to six separate users
Google Home will now support up to six users. In other words, it has the capacity to recognize and distinguish the voices of multiple users for personalized content and results. This extends to news, music, scheduling, commute times and so on. To set this up, users need the most up-to-date …
Read More »SearchCap: Google Home users, Apple expands search ads & Google suggested video clips
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Apple expanding successful Search Ads to three new English-speaking marketsApr 19, 2017 by Greg Sterling Ads will begin serving in the UK, Australia and New Zealand …
Read More »Google: We sent 9M web spam messages in 2016, more than double 2015 total
Google released its annual web spam report yesterday, documenting some of the company’s spam-fighting activity in 2016. One of the most eye-catching data points for me was that Google has sent out over 9 million messages related to web spam in 2016; that number was more than double the 4.3 …
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